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KHARTOUM, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- Head of the Kuwaiti parliamentary caucus, House Speaker Ali Fahad Al-Rashed asserted here on Sunday that Kuwait and Iraq are seeking to turn the page of the past and strengthen their bilateral relations for the sake of the two countries and peoples.
This came in a press statement made by Al-Rashed after meeting head of the Iraqi delegation attending the conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOIC) MP Hammam Hammoudi.
Al-Rashed quoted Hammoudi as saying that the former Iraqi regime had carried out criminal acts against the Iraqi people and Kuwait, adding that both countries' parliaments have a big responsibility to restore relations.
He said in this context that he had received an invitation from the Iraqi parliament speaker to visit Iraq in the next few months.
Al-Rashed expressed satisfaction over the recent actions that took place between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi governments, calling for continued efforts in this respect.
He said that governments "agree and disagree on certain issues, but parliamentary relations is a popular diplomacy that make distances between people closer."
On his assessment of deliberations of the current PUOIC session, Al-Rashed said that the conference is moving in the right direction as planned, adding that "there are good proposals submitted by some countries and are being discussed now."
For his part, Hammoudi said that Kuwaiti-Iraqi ties have witnessed positive developments, recalling the recent settlements made by the two countries regarding the files of Iraqi Airways and border signs.
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This came in a press statement made by Al-Rashed after meeting head of the Iraqi delegation attending the conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOIC) MP Hammam Hammoudi.
Al-Rashed quoted Hammoudi as saying that the former Iraqi regime had carried out criminal acts against the Iraqi people and Kuwait, adding that both countries' parliaments have a big responsibility to restore relations.
He said in this context that he had received an invitation from the Iraqi parliament speaker to visit Iraq in the next few months.
Al-Rashed expressed satisfaction over the recent actions that took place between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi governments, calling for continued efforts in this respect.
He said that governments "agree and disagree on certain issues, but parliamentary relations is a popular diplomacy that make distances between people closer."
On his assessment of deliberations of the current PUOIC session, Al-Rashed said that the conference is moving in the right direction as planned, adding that "there are good proposals submitted by some countries and are being discussed now."
For his part, Hammoudi said that Kuwaiti-Iraqi ties have witnessed positive developments, recalling the recent settlements made by the two countries regarding the files of Iraqi Airways and border signs.
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